The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SEVENTIETH YEAR, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 1995 Page: 3 of 22
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September 7,1995
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Obituaries
LARRY SIMS NUNNALLY
1953 - 1995
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J. T. SOLSBERY
1910-1995
Services for Larry Sims
Nunnally, 42, of Cedar Park, for-
merly of Big Lake, will be held at
2:00 p.m. today (Thursday, Septem-
ber 7) at the First United Methodist
Church in Big Lake, with the Rev. J.
B. Bitncr, Jr. officiating. Burial will
follow in Glen RcstCcmctcry in Big
Lake with Johnson's Funeral Home
of San Angelo directing.
A memorial service was held for
his friends and family at noon
Wednesday, September 6, 1995, at
the Nunnally residence in Cedar
Park, 1109 W. New Hope.
Mr. Nunnally died unexpectedly
Monday, September 4, 1995, at his
home in Cedar Park.
He was bom to Dr. Cleon and
Nancy Nowlin Nunnally in Big
Lake on May 27, 1953. He was a
graduate of Texas Tech University,
majoring in marketing. He was a
branch manager for Exidc Baucries
in Austin.
Survivors include his wife, Cindi
Ruth Turner Nunnally, and step-
children, Cassie May Kirby,
Jonathan Thomas Kirby and Ross
Thomas Robertson, all of Cedar
Park; and his father and stepmother.
Dr. Cleon S. Nunnally and Sheila
Nunnally, and brother, Terry
Nowlin Nunnally, all of San
Angelo.
He was preceded in death by his
mother, Nancy Nowlin Nunnally.
Pallbearers will be Bill
Ferguson, Tommy Hayes, Jr.,
David Hickman, Bob Stout, Pete
McKinney and Jay Watson.
The family requests memorials
be made to West Texas Boys Ranch.
PRINCILLA DUTCH
HAMRICK
1909 - 1995
SAN ANGELO---Graveside
service for Princ ilia Dutch
Hamrick, 86, of San Angelo, was
held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, August
31,1995, in China Creek Cemetery
near San Saba with the Rev. Gary
Brown of First Church of the
Nazarene officiating. Johnson's Fu-
neral Home was in charge of ar-
rangements.
Mrs. Hamrick died Wednesday,
August 30,1995, in San Angelo.
She was bom May 17, 1909, in
San Saba County to Grover Patton
and Joshie (Sevells) Patton. She
ERMA GORDON
1915 -1995
HUNT-Servicc for Erma
"Janice" Gordon, 80, of Hunt, was
held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Septem-
ber 2, 1995 at Grimes Funeral Chap-
els in Kerrville. Burial was in Hunt
Japonica Cemetery.
Mrs. Gordon died Wednesday,
August 30,1995.
Survivors include her husband,
Dick Gordon of Hunt; four sons,
BJ. Jordon of Norfolk, Va., Alton
Jordon of Marshall, Dav id Jordon of
Oklahoma City, and Phillip Jordon
of Austin; four stepchildren. Dean
Gordon and John Gordon, both of
Hunt, Lahoma Jacobs of Big Lake,
and Cricket Baker of Kerrville; two
sisters, Hazel Bryan of Green For-
est, Ark. and Carolyn Sue Stucky of
Springfield, Mo.; 21 grandchildren;
28 great-grandchildren; and a great-
great-grandchild.
married Marvin Hamrick Decem-
ber 23, 1927, in San Saba. He pre-
ceded her in death May 13, 1993.
She also was preceded in death by
her daughter, Winonia LaVern
Baker on September 6,1979.
Survivors include two brothers,
Grover Patton of San Saba and Gar-
land Patton of San Angelo; five
grandchildren, Marvin Baker and
Leaclla Arenavis, both of Midland,
John Baker and Thomas Baker, both
of San Angelo, and Emmit Baker of
Big Lake; and several great-grand-
children.
Services for J.T. Solsbcry,85, of
Big Lake, were held at 10:00 a.m.
Monday, September 4, 1995, at the
First Baptist Church in Big Lake.
The Rev. J.B. Bitncr, Jr., pastor,
officiated. Burial was at 3:00 p.m. in
the Roscoe Cemetery at Roscoc.
Arrangements were directed by
Johnson's Funeral Home of San
Angelo.
Mr. Solsbcry died at 1:00 a.m.
Saturday, September 2, 1995 in
Reagan County Care Center in Big
Lake.
He was bom April 15, 1910, in
San Saba County to L. W. and Pruda
Taylor Solsbcry. He married Edna
Clifton on October 28, 1938, in
Menard. He was a lifetime rancher,
starting out on the Company Ranch
in McCulloch County in 1931. He
moved to Nolan County in 1942 and
continued ranching there until
1973.
They moved to San Angelo in
1973 for a short retirement. Then
they moved to Rocksprings in 1977,
and he continued to do ranch work.
He started carrying the mail on a star
route to Mountain Home in 1984
and continued until he was 81 years
of age. They moved to Big Lake
in December of 1992. He was a
member of the First Baptist Church
of Big Lake.
Survivors include his wife,
Edna, of Big Lake; one daughter and
son-in-law, Jaylene and Bill
Brasucll of Midland; one son and
daughter-in-law, Jim Bob and Jan
Solsbcry of Big Lake; three grand-
children, Tam Brasucll and Christi
LaForge, both of Midland, and
Cade Solsbery of Big Lake; two
CARL NEWEL HODGE
1914 - 1995
N & N
Used
Oilfield Supply
1 /2 Mile S. Hwy 137 - Ozona Hwy.
Big Lake, Texas 76932
(915) 884-3025
In some building with
BiaLake Meter & ValveCo.
Open 7:00am - 5:00pm\
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Carl Newel Hodge, age 81, of
Macks Creek, Missouri, passed
away Tuesday, September 5,1995
at 9:10 p.m. at St. John’s Hospital
in Springfield, Missouri. He was
bom May 23, 1914 in Sherwood,
Texas son of the late George N.
and Ida Myrtle Hodge.
Carl worked in the oil fields of
west Texas and ranched for the
biggest part of his life. He retired
from Hunt Oil Company after
twenty-two years and moved to
Missouri. He was an active mem-
ber of the First Baptist Church in
Macks Creek, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his
first wife, and son, Orvella Ace
and Ronnie Carl (Rocky) Hodge,
November of 1950 in a tragic auto-
mobile accident, one daughter and
son-in-law, Donna Kay and Glen
Varner of Topanga, California,
two brothers, Roy Hodge of Big
Lake, Texas and Henry Hodge of
Harrisonville, Missouri.
He is survived by his wife,
Juanita Hodge of the home in
Macks Creek, Missouri, five
Daughters, Betty Gale Whitworth
and husband, Larry of Macks
Creek, Missouri, Alana Sue
Murphy and Husband, K.V. of
Crane, Texas, Sharon Lee Kimbler
of Springfield, Missouri, Mary Etta
McCutchcn and husband, Eddie of
Winnsboro, Texas, Sherilyn
Wallace of Monroe, Louisiana, two
sisters, Lena Mullican of Houston,
Texas, Minnie Maude Hocstcnbach
of Crane, Texas, one brother,
Hubert Hodge of Big Lake, Texas,
fourteen grandchildren, thirteen
great-grandchildren, many nieces
and nephews.
Visitation will be Friday, Sep-
tember 8, 1995 from 7:00 to 9:00
p.m. at the Hedges Funeral Home in
Macks Creek.
Funeral services will be Satur-
day, September 9, 1995 at 2:00 p.m.
at the First Baptist Church in Macks
Creek. Burial will be in the Macks
Creek Cemetery.
Services arc under the direction
of the Hedges Funeral Home of
Macks Creek.
Deadline for classified ads, display ads, and news articles is
Tuesday, no later than 11:55 a.m.
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Thank You,
The Big Lake Wildcat I
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great-grandchildren, Justin and
Lacic LaForge of Midland; two
brothers, Durward Solsbery and
E.D. Solsbery, both of Lohn; and
one sister, Edna Martin of Burnet.
Pallbearers were Epp Epperson,
Mike Grooms, Larry Dunbar, Bill
Schnecmann, Clinton While,
Lindsey Wallace, Lane
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The family requests that memo-
rials be made to West Texas Boys
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Thank You,
The Rig Lake Wildcat l
Thank You For Reading
The Big Lake Wildcat
We would like lo take this opportunity lo express our apprecia-
tion to the staff at Reagan Memorial Hospital and Care Center
and lo tell everyone in Reagan County how fortunate we are to
have this first class facility in our city.
From the Administrator and Doctors down through the entire
staff, we were treated with compassion and understanding, as
we observed a very professional, competent group doing their
job well.
Wilh problems that other communities our size are having
keeping their hospitals, nursing homes, and emergency rooms,
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SEVENTIETH YEAR, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 1995, newspaper, September 7, 1995; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth739502/m1/3/?q=food+rule+for+unt+students: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.